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I've been following A Silver Mt Zion since the beginning, and I can't get enough. I'm always excited to see what they've come up with next.

So after buying this album and listening to it several times, I went back and listened to each of their other albums from start to finish, one after another. Each album is quite different and should be enjoyed in it's own right, without comparing them to each other. My own impressions of their music cannot be put down in words. This kind of music must be experienced, not described. Brilliant and awe-inspiring is about the closest I can come in terms of descriptions. Expressions of Truth, Beauty, sadness, brutal honesty, reflection and Hope are encoded throughout.

"But there there ain't no Truth but the No-Truth but the No-Truth, yeah!"
"Ain't no Thing but the Nothing but the Nothing, yeah!"
"Ain't no Fall but the long Fall is a long Fall, yeah!
"And there ain't no Light but the True Light is a Dim Light, yeah!"
-- There is a Light

I may like this album a little better than their other more recent offerings. For me, this album marks a return to the core of what A Silver Mt Zion is. They have refined their approach, using what works best, and in the process they have created a really unique sound. Fresh, raw and organic. Honest, and brilliant. Just how I like it!

If you are fan, then please support this artist and buy their album! This kind of ingenuity and artistry needs to be encouraged. I only wish there were more artists like A Silver Mt Zion.

THANK YOU! GREAT VINYL AND ARTWORK! LOVE THIS BAND! PRODUCT DIDNT TAKE LONG TO ARRIVE AND IT ARRIVED IN GREAT SHAPE!

Efrim Menuck is still able to create beautiful art, more than a decade out of Godspeed. This album provides clear proof of that. Not easy-listening, but for someone who loves post-rock, a clear choice.

With the news that GY!BE were reifying, this album finally made sense to me. There is a certain GY!BE quality to the record that one must acknowledge before appreciating this slightly different direction. The tracks recreate the juxtaposition of despair and hope, as seen in the disparity between the driving first track, the middle track, which sounds a good bit like a tradition hymn, and the last tracks which are complicated, almost minimalist at times, undertakings.

A Silver Mt. Zion, as with most of Efrim, Sophie and Thierry's efforts, are what they are. They are unapologetic efforts to communicate a focused message, generally about a hopeless campaign to end world jingoism. Apparently, the members are starting to feel that their impact might be better felt again through the steamtrain known as GY!BE, whose message, while less direct, can almost be more efficacious due to its sheer genius. I, for one, am glad to have experienced A Silver Mt. Zion as a similar project packaged differently. Enjoy this album, knowing that other incarnations of genius will follow...

An amazing album, but this and you will thank yourself. Not as good as 13 Blues For Thirteen Moons, or Horses In the Sky but it's hard to compare their other works to each other in my opinion.

I awaited the arrival of this new album with rabid anticipation because I knew it would include Metal Bird, which was a jaw-dropping opener to ASMZ's set last time they passed through New York. It turns out to be a bit of a letdown. Clearly the intensity of their live performance isn't to be expected, but the album overall lacks the dissonant drive and ragged momentum that characterize past efforts. It seems to be missing a creative spark and sense of mood, almost as if these were outtakes that never quite fit anywhere previously and are now being released out of obligation.

I've never had the sensation of listening to an ASMZ song before that I just wanted to skip, but I could pretty easily skip any of these. Even Metal Bird is too sanitized, too ordinary in this recording. The new drummer, who infused the band's sound with unbelievable vitality on tour, seems way too conservative in the studio. The string performances have no edge to them at all; they could easily have been created electronically. I'm very interested to hear how these songs work live -- perhaps the performance will offer fresh perspective for listening to the album.

2 1/2


With continual refinement (in namesake as well), the group keeps things interesting enough (almost drawing surprising parallels with current emo-masochists Cursive) to continue allegiance, albeit more hesitantly than ever. Heavy organic production elevates songwriting that may evoke staleness despite trying out new subtle stylings.